Tele Home DepotBuilding a T-Style guitar? From scratch or from parts. This is the forum for you.Thu, 22 Feb 2018 06:59:40 +0000Thu, 22 Feb 2018 06:59:40 +0000Telecaster Guitar Forumhttp://www.tdpri.com/forums/tele-home-depot.46/
3 book matched tops just inThu, 22 Feb 2018 05:56:54 +0000http://www.tdpri.com/threads/3-book-matched-tops-just-in.794160/
http://www.tdpri.com/threads/3-book-matched-tops-just-in.794160/invalid@example.com (mefgames)mefgames3 book matched tops just in]]>24What's on your workbench today?Thu, 22 Feb 2018 05:30:15 +0000http://www.tdpri.com/threads/whats-on-your-workbench-today.301373/
http://www.tdpri.com/threads/whats-on-your-workbench-today.301373/invalid@example.com (guitarbuilder)guitarbuilder1221050's Style Les Paul buildThu, 22 Feb 2018 04:51:24 +0000http://www.tdpri.com/threads/50s-style-les-paul-build.630262/
http://www.tdpri.com/threads/50s-style-les-paul-build.630262/invalid@example.com (TenaciousP)TenaciousP
I am a new member here. I have been lurking around this site for many years and have enjoyed reading a lot of great build threads during that time. After having completed 5 guitar builds over the past 6 years (including 2 Tele's and a PJ bass) , I finally decided to join the forum and post a build of my own. I feel a little strange posting an LP build on a Tele forum as my first build thread. However, I really enjoy this site and I have been wanting to build an LP for quite...

50's Style Les Paul build]]>585DSOLLGW's 4th build gets shredyThu, 22 Feb 2018 03:29:49 +0000http://www.tdpri.com/threads/dsollgws-4th-build-gets-shredy.803001/
http://www.tdpri.com/threads/dsollgws-4th-build-gets-shredy.803001/invalid@example.com (DSOLLGW)DSOLLGW
Thanks for the warm welcome. I just joined a few minutes after a couple of years of using the forum to gain some much information.

So this next year I decided I'm going to build her a sister, a Stratocaster in the late 50s vain, and update the thread as I move along throughout the year. I don't have a lot of time outside my work life so this might be slow going.

What pickups would you suggest? I can do all the wiring no problem.
What bridge? I'm thinking a 1/2 tele bridge. Strings Thru body.
What body wood and why? A friend can make the body, has a nice CNC wood mill. He'd use commonly...

Thinking about a build.....]]>10Electric MandolinThu, 22 Feb 2018 00:41:50 +0000http://www.tdpri.com/threads/electric-mandolin.765122/
http://www.tdpri.com/threads/electric-mandolin.765122/invalid@example.com (I_build_my_own)I_build_my_own The only guideline I gave myself for the mando is that except for the 8 strings it should not look like a mando. The project started a while ago.

And some pretty maple for the top:View attachment 451915]]>291Ultimate Modded Epiphone WildkatWed, 21 Feb 2018 22:29:44 +0000http://www.tdpri.com/threads/ultimate-modded-epiphone-wildkat.801271/
http://www.tdpri.com/threads/ultimate-modded-epiphone-wildkat.801271/invalid@example.com (thecakeguru)thecakeguru
Im dubbing this the ultimate modded Epiphone Wildkat thread. I know a bunch of you all have this guitar, and thought it would be cool to document this build and answer any questions someone may have, or...

There is one area of the binding on the back where the finish is uneven. Rates a 9

The neck pocket is flawless. Rates a 10

The website...

Guitarfetish XGP body review]]>22Minimum Neck ThicknessWed, 21 Feb 2018 20:01:42 +0000http://www.tdpri.com/threads/minimum-neck-thickness.806968/
http://www.tdpri.com/threads/minimum-neck-thickness.806968/invalid@example.com (JulesGuitar)JulesGuitar
I was working on a neck for my son's big head Tele but never finished due to a move south. All it needed was shaping the back of the neck, frets, nitro and some fine tuning. A couple of days ago I decided to shape the back of the neck. After taking a rasp to the areas opposite the 1st and 12th frets and getting them close to final dimension, I proceeded to use...

Minimum Neck Thickness]]>41950s Finishes - Reverb vendorWed, 21 Feb 2018 19:59:34 +0000http://www.tdpri.com/threads/1950s-finishes-reverb-vendor.806317/
http://www.tdpri.com/threads/1950s-finishes-reverb-vendor.806317/invalid@example.com (Mind Flayer)Mind Flayer14TRO-FatWed, 21 Feb 2018 19:31:48 +0000http://www.tdpri.com/threads/tro-fat.806949/
http://www.tdpri.com/threads/tro-fat.806949/invalid@example.com (dannoceti)dannoceti
1. What nut is everyone using for the 1-5/8 TRO-Fat? The only thing I could find on this forum is a link to a 1-11/16 tusq xl. Curious if other options that would drop right in.

2. My All Parts neck is a bit too fat to drop into my MJT body. Sand the neck or pocket?

Burtonesque Telecaster Build/Assembly]]>8A little trip to the French countryside...Wed, 21 Feb 2018 08:53:13 +0000http://www.tdpri.com/threads/a-little-trip-to-the-french-countryside.806829/
http://www.tdpri.com/threads/a-little-trip-to-the-french-countryside.806829/invalid@example.com (epizootics)epizootics
I found a unassuming ad on the French equivalent of Craigslist regarding 'bois d'oeuvre' (a general term that means 'wood that's not to end up in the stove') last week. I gave the guy a ring and he told me he was in the process of clearing out his parent's property, located somewhere in an industrial valley an hour away from Lyon. His parents, and his grandparents before them, ran a sawmill, a potato starch factory, and a foundry. Upon hearing I was a young trainee cabinet maker...

A little trip to the French countryside...]]>1Build #3, Thread #1: My New Thinline Bass GuitarWed, 21 Feb 2018 07:07:47 +0000http://www.tdpri.com/threads/build-3-thread-1-my-new-thinline-bass-guitar.713982/
http://www.tdpri.com/threads/build-3-thread-1-my-new-thinline-bass-guitar.713982/invalid@example.com (Freekmagnet)FreekmagnetBuild #3, Thread #1: My New Thinline Bass Guitar]]>175Upscale bridge on the wayWed, 21 Feb 2018 05:04:34 +0000http://www.tdpri.com/threads/upscale-bridge-on-the-way.801674/
http://www.tdpri.com/threads/upscale-bridge-on-the-way.801674/invalid@example.com (TRexF16)TRexF16
My second tele build, the Raftercaster, whose body I made from the rafter cutoffs from building my shop back in 2010, has always been a favorite. It's weakest link is probably the bridge, which was very cheap and occasionally makes a buzz vibration on the low E.View attachment 487046
There were burrs on the backside I had to sand out before installing it and I have always wanted to replace it, but did not think I'd find a good substitute that would fit the existing hole...